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The Horse Nations Indian Relay Council, 2018 Championship of Champions enjoyed big crowds for the second of the three day event in Walla Walla, Washington. Friday and Saturday were qualifying races in the seven relay heat races, maidens, chiefs and warriors racing for championship Sunday afternoon. Over $50,000 in prize money will be distributed among the winners in each of the categories. We make...

The 4th Annual Horse Nations Indian Relay Council, Championship of Champions, first performance concluded Friday night in Walla Walla, Washington. An enthusiastic audience enjoyed Americas first extreme sport made history having the largest gathering in the history of the sport, with 38 Indian relay teams that included nine teams from the First Nations of Canada. We visit with Ashlee Abrahamsson f...

Definition of Resilience is a four episode radio and video documentary series highlighting the dynamic stories of Native American hip-hop MCs. INDIGEFI host Alexis Sallee travels to document their contribution to modern music. Each episode follows two artists who share their story and Indigenous history. Through interviews, we hear personal stories from addiction and identity to boarding schools a...

“Alaska” featuring AK Rebel and AKU-MATU Representing Alaska Native culture, AK Rebel and AKU-MATU talk about the effects of colonization. As they share their stories, we hear how they bring healing and a warrior mentality to their music.

“The People” featuring Quese IMC and Calina Lawrence Visiting the local hip-hop community in Oklahoma and the Suquamish reservation in Washington, Quese IMC and Calina Lawrence show us what happens when we come together as a People.

“Identity” featuring Mic Jordan and Tall Paul Mic Jordan and Tall Paul share personal stories around identity. We find out how, despite growing up without a parental figure, struggling with alcohol or dealing with anxiety, they became the role models they wanted as kids.

“Teachers” featuring Giizhigookwe and Thomas X Preserving language, battling stereotypes, and rising up from trauma, we follow Giizhigookwe and Thomas X as they give back to their communities. Taking lessons from elders, these two MCs from Northern Minnesota use their music to empower the next generation.

In early 2018, some game-changing things happened concerning the proposed Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska. The EPA backtracked, leaving its proposed protections for the Bristol Bay Watershed on the Table. In addition, Pebble Limited Partnership's plans submitted as part of their application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the build the mine, became public. The company that wants to build th...

A mother seeks to break the cycle of family violence – A tribe deals with the pain in silence – A daughter finds strength by sharing her word - Healing will begin when – Our Voices Will Be Heard Our Voices Will Be Heard is a radio theater adaptation of a play about a powerful mother- daughter journey that reveals how generations face the choice of continuing to perpetuate—or disrupt—family violenc...

Reconnecting with a Healthy Lifestyle is a special broadcast from National Native News with a focus on traditional foods to improve the health and wellness of Native people. We hear from tribal leaders, health advocates and grassroots coalition members who are taking on wellness initiatives, promoting food sovereignty programs to increase access to fresh produce, and are seeking new ways to improv...

Reconnecting with a Healthy Lifestyle is a special broadcast from National Native News with a focus on traditional foods to improve the health and wellness of Native people. We hear from tribal leaders, health advocates and grassroots coalition members who are taking on wellness initiatives, promoting food sovereignty programs to increase access to fresh produce, and are seeking new ways to improv...

Alaska's Bristol Bay is home to one of the most valuable salmon fisheries in the world. It's also a place where a company has been wanting to build an open-pit copper and gold mine for years. The Obama-era EPA proposed limits for Pebble Mine to protect waters in the region. The EPA under President Donald Trump considered rolling those proposed restrictions back but then suspended the process, leav...

The 59th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo concluded Saturday night December 16, 2017 in the city of lights, Las Vegas, Nevada. High-fives all around in Indian country as Navajo team roper Erich Rogers wins a world title with his partner from Arizona, Cory Petka. We have results and interviews with the 32nd rendition of the WNFR since it’s arrival in Las Vegas in 1985.

The 9th of 10 go rounds of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo competition concluded Friday December 15, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the 329th sold out performance at the Thomas and Mack Event Center in the past 32 years the WNFR has been in the city of lights. We have results and interviews of the go round champions and interviews for NV1 Radio Network supported by Wrangler Jeans and Shirts.

Day #8 of 10 concluded in Las Vegas December 14, 2017 of the 59th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Navajo Erich Rogers is still in contention for a world championship with his team roping partner Corey Petska of Arizona. We have results and interview's with champions from a Thursday night in the city of lights for NV1 Radio Network supported by Wrangler.

The thrill of victory and agony of defeat has unfolded each night of the 59th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, NV. $10 million dollars is up for grabs as well as world titles in each event of the PRCA and WPRA sanctioned competitions. Indian Country is well represented with team ropers Navajo Erich Rogers and Blackfeet Dustin Bird. We have the results from round 7 of 10 and inte...

Hailey Kinzel of Texas has set an arena record in Women's Professional Rodeo Association Barrel Racing at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. The record beat every contender vying for world championships over the last 32 years. Navajo Erich Rogers and his partner Corey Petska from Arizona are winning the world in the team roping after round 6 of 10 at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. We ha...

Navajo Cowboy Erich Rogers and his team roping partner Russell Cardoza of OR took over the lead for the world championships of ProRodeo in the city of lights, Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday. Rogers and Petska won round 5 of 10 splitting first with Clay Tryon, MT and Jade Corkill of NV. We have result and interviews of the winners Monday, December 11 in today's episode for NV1 Radio Network, supporte...

Go round number 4 of 10 of the 59th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo concluded December 10, 2017 Sunday in Las Vegas, NV. The money won throughout the 2017 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association season plus big money won in the city of lights determine the PRCA World Champion in each event. Thank you to Wrangler Jeans and Shirts for this coverage.

The 59th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, third of ten performances concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada December 9 in the city of lights. Dustin Bird and Erich Rogers of the Blackfeet and Navajo Nations are each still in contention for world titles with 7 rounds to go. This episode, we have WNFR Round 3 Results an PRCA World Standings in each event.

23 time World Champion, Trevor Brazile talks with us after winning round 2 of 10 in the Tie Down Roping at the 59th annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Each round pays over $26,000 and the best on 10 pays well over $67,000 for individuals in each of the 7 events. We will have results daily until the final performance Saturday night December 16, in the city of lights, from Las Vegas...

The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the sport's richest and most prestigious rodeo, showcases the world's best contestants and stock. Native contestants will be featured win, lose or draw in our daily reports, including interviews with ProRodeos favorite stars. Team roper, Navajo, Erich Rogers leads the talented, Indian Country contingency for Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association World Titles. Th...

Part 5 of 5: The mining company insists that its new plan takes every precaution to protect water, but many local and indigenous people who live in villages midway between the proposed mine and Bristol Bay are skeptical. They rely heavily on subsistence salmon fishing for food and say the water that's at risk is a cultural resource with which they're not willing to gamble. They want the EPA to sti...

Part 4 of 5: Despite concerns about possible impacts to water quality, some local and indigenous communities very close to the proposed Pebble Mine say they want the jobs that mining could bring. Those communities don't benefit as much from the commercial fishing industry and some say they want employment that will allow them to stay in their Native villages with a higher standard of living.

Part 3 of 5: Thousands of local and indigenous people in the Bristol Bay region are divided on the issue of the proposed Pebble Mine. While commercial fishing towns are united against mining, villages closer to the mine site are interested in the economic development it could bring. However, many also worry that the industry could pollute their pristine rivers as well as change their communities b...